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West Coast Wound
Plano, Texas

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantContract

Listed compensation

$140k-$150k

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Job Description

Are you a Nurse Practitioner or PA looking to join a fast-growing team making a difference in the way patients' wounds are being healed? If so, West Coast Wound is the right place to be!

West Coast Wound & Skin Care is a full-service mobile wound care company that delivers quality services/treatments to patients in the comfort of their own home. We are a fast-growing organization and our mission is to provide high-quality care, treating the whole patient's health, not just the wound.

We have high and excellent standards for communication with the agencies we work with, are available and responsive to meet the treatment needs of our patients, and prioritize training/continuing education to our medical team.

We are seeking Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants to perform mobile advanced wound care services for our patients. You will travel locally within your designated region to see our patients in their homes or SNFs.

This position is looking for candidates living in Plano, TX and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout Houston area.

Must be licensed as an NP or PA in TX.

This is not a remote position. Must be willing and able to drive to patient homes to provide wound care.

No experience is needed. We provide extensive training, 24/7 support, offer competitive compensation.

Responsibilities

  • Select, order, and perform tests and procedures to best treat the patient
  • Perform wound care procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care
  • Define and document patient diagnoses
  • Assure all patients are completely satisfied
  • Patient education and management
  • Debridement of wounds by various methods completed safely during the patient visit
  • Application of topical wound care and other wound management products
  • Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart, including follow-up notes

Qualifications

  • Current state license as an NP or PA
  • CPR Certified
  • Effective communication skills

Excellent Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills

Must have a valid driver’s license and minimum state required liability auto insurance; local travel is required

Please Note

  • West Coast Wound does NOT request any personal information via Indeed or Google Forms.
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time 1099
  • Work Location: On the road

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentationTreatment planningInterpersonal skillsCPR certification

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 58% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Wound Care market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.5 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,685 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$140k–$150kWound Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)43 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$149k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Wound Care listings in Texas5 active36 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 58% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physician Assistant listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment311 active listings, Nov 2026
New Wound Care listings131 in the last 30 days67 the 30 days before (+96%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,685 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$145k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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17
<$145k
15
$145k-165k
8
$165k-185k
7
$185k-205k
3
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

47 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
66%
Sign-on bonus
53%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 4.5
Better work-life than 50% of Wound Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 35 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About West Coast Wound

Hospitals and Health Care
Burbank, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive training provided
24/7 support
Competitive compensation
Full-time or part-time 1099

Living in Plano

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$403k≈ 2.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,736/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.